with experts from around the bay area. world . >> reporter: tonight, breaking news. >> reporter: tonight, an outbreak of powerful storms barreling east, targeting millions for a third night in a also breaking tonight, the effort collapsing within hours

of reaching the senate. and tonight, the nba player banned from the sport for life. first up, severe thunderstorms, damaging winds, and hail. 16 confirmed tornadoes across multiple states tonight. tore may doe sirens sending people to take shelter. the system moving into the northeast. the breaking news from capitol hill, the impreachment trial of homeland security secretary ending hours after reaching the senate. and the developing headline with votes now coming on aid for israel and ukraine. what about the speaker's future? rachel scott live on the hill. >> also, the issue of abortion, arizona's 160-year-old abortion ban, one of the strictest laws in the country, will move forward. republicans in that state blocking the effort today to repeal the ban before it takes effect. tonight, the testimony from boeing employees past and

present sounding the alarm about state issues. one whistle blower saying he saw workers jumping on pieces of a plane to get it to a line. tonight, prime minister is first public comments since iran's direct attack on israel. what abc news has now learned about two separate moments when israel was set to retaliate against iran but then stopped. back here in the u.s. tonight, authorities confirming they have found the bodies of two missing mothers on their way to pick up children for a birthday party. tonight, authorities on the four suspects, including one of the children's grandmothers. president biden in his home state of pennsylvania tonight, a state he'll need to win re-election. what he said about the economy and about jobs created in that state. in upstate new york, the video of a deadly police shootout during a traffic stop in albany. tonight, the be nba player

now banned from the sport for life and why. the object that crashed into a home in florida. tonight, nasa now confirming what that object was and where it came from. and america strong tonight, what happened at the plaza hotel right here in new york. it was definitely on point. >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is world news tonight with david muir. >> david: good evening. great to have you with us on a wednesday night. we begin with the severe storms moving east and tornado watches. severe thunderstorms, damaging winds and hail, 16 confirmed tornadoes across multiple states tonight. severe storms already hammering the upper midwest and ohio valley, heading across the great lakes and into the northeast with a new storm moving into the heart land. storm chasers capturing video of this massive twister forming.

an ef 2 with winds more than 100 miles an hour. the storm chasers finding themselves inside the swirling winds the and in nearby london, iowa, a home destroyed by the winds. neighbors showing up to help today. tonight, the system now moving east with a new storm already brewing. rob leading us off. he's tracking it all tonight. hey, rob. >> tonight, an outbreak of powerful storms barrels east targeting millions for a third straight night. high winds and torrential rain hammering detroit's airport. tornado sirens sounding in michigan's capitol. the warnings forcing people to take shelter in a basement for a time. more than 100 damaging storm reports in the last hours. storm chasers north of iowa practically engulfed by a forming tornado. then riding alongside it as it regenerates into a monster ef-2.

winds of over 100 miles per hour. in new london, devastating damage to multiple homes. residents coming from miles around to help clean up. and just north of kansas city and smithville, missouri, families cleaning up after a 95 mile per hour ef 1 tornado ripped off roofs. a new system threatening the same area again tonight. >> david: let's get right to rob with the latest of these tracking storms. take us through it. >> all right. well, we've got the leading edge of this first one coming through right now. right now, eastern ohio, west virginia, and western pennsylvania under the gun. we've had a number of there. one is heading for pittsburgh. next one dropping into the plains. severe storms, heavy wind, big-time hail coming through the

area. the biggest risk tomorrow for severe weather, waco, dallas up through evansville, indiana. and likely to be our fourth night in a row of seeing tornadic storms. >> rob, thank you. >> david: we are also tracking the impeachment effort by republicans involving homeland security secretary myorkas. let's get to rachel scott. this effort did not survive very long once it reached the senate. >> reporter: no. the republican effort went down in less than three hours. democrats quickly dismissing those charges before this trial even fully got underway. house republicans impeached mayorkas over his handling of the border. democrats argue that president biden was ready to sign the most

significant bipartisan legislation in decades. but it was republicans -- tonight, the white house insisting republicans should stop playing baseless political games. >> david: speaker mike johnson and house republicans moving forward with votes now coming on aid for both israel and ukraine. speaker johnson knowing his push to vote could put his own future in jeopardy. where does all this stand? >> reporter: just moments ago, the speaker was asked why he's worth risking his job to provide additional aid to ukraine. and he said it was because it's the right thing to do. so he is moving forward to bring that $95 billion package and separate it into four different bills. we are expecting votes on that in the house by the end of the week. as for the push to oust him as speaker, it's unclear if or when

the republicans are agoing to make good on those threats. >> david: in arizona tonight, the near total ban on abortion dating back to the civil war before women had the right to vote, this ban will move forward. republicans in that state today blocking efforts to repeal it. abc's elizabeth from phoenix tonight. >> reporter: tonight, arizona republican lawmakers refusing to repeal one of the toughest abortion laws in the country. a law written during the civil war more than 160 years ago, banning abortion in all cases except to save the life of the mother. >> the last thing we should be doing today is rushing a bill. >> reporter: democrats outraged. >> we're talking about a bill that was passed before arizona was even a state. the right to vote. >> reporter: republican lawmakers tonight defending the law. >> we have the best law possible on the books right now. >> the 1864 law is the best law

possible? >> yes. >> a law that is -- to women every circumstance except for to save a mother's life? >> arizona is a pro-life state. that law was put into place by people that believe in the sanctity of life. >> reporter: arizona, one of 21 states to ban or severely restrict abortion since the supreme court overturned roe v wade. >> we broke roe v wade, and we did something that nobody thought was possible. we gave it back to the states, and the states are working very brilliantly. >> reporter: still trump says arizona went too far. he knows voters will likely have the last word on the matter. arizona one one of the 14 states where abortion could be on the ballot this fall. abortion has won wherever it's gone through voter, even in conservative states. >> voters would rather vote for

somebody they respect and disagree with than somebody who doesn't believe in anything. >> reporter: arizona is a key battleground in the presidential election. but it's not just the candidates on the ballot. arizona again oneover 14 states where voters are expected to decide on abortion. we know when it's on the ballot, turnout has gone up. and in every instance, the abortion rights position has won. >> david: will be a major issue in november. tonight, the testimony from boeing employees past and present sounding the alarm about safety issues. one worker saying he saw workers jumping on pieces of a plane to get it on the line. >> reporter: tonight, boeing scrutinized on capitol hill. the company under fire for months after that door flew off at 16,000 feet. >> i have serious concerns about the safety of the 787 and 777

aircraft. >> reporter: whistle blower sam, an engineer who's worked for boeing alleging that 787 dream liners are at risk of breaking apart in midair because he says the lodge isn't fastened together properly. salapor was eventually moved to the 777 where he says he saw more issues. >> i literally saw people jumping on the pieces of the airplane to get them to a line. >> reporter: during the hearing, he provided no evidence to support his claims. boeing halted 787 deliveries for nearly two years. the faa signed off on the fixes. the company standing behind its fleet saying a 787 can safely operate for 30 years needing -- to date skr found 0

evidence of airframe fatigue, and they are fully confident in the 777 which has safely flown more than 3.9 billion passengers across the world. >> boeing has fought back saying these aircrafts are safe. do you believe them? >> the aircraft as a whole may be safe in so far as people getting on planes shouldn't panic. but, they need to be made fully safe. >> reporter: and, david, that whistle blower first went to the faa in january with his concerns. the faa tells us it is investigating those allegations. >> david: thank you. in israel tonight, the iranian back striking israel from the north. prime minister making his first public comments since iran's direct attack on israel. what sources are telling abc news about two separate moments since that iranian attack when israel was set to retaliate against iran but then stopped.

matt gutman in israel tonight. >> reporter: tonight, with israel vowing to retaliate against iran. the drones crashing into this village then that fireball. releasing this video pov to of drone in that death dive. 18 wounded, including 14 israeli soldiers. as the world waits to see how israel responds to iran, at least two nights this week, israel propaired and then aborted strikes against iran. in his first public comment, prime minister signaling israel will do everything necessary to defend itself. tonight, israel's president revealing new video from october 7th to remind the world there are still hostages being held by hamas.

the father of the two children is ter anied and bloodied. those red-headed toddlers clutched in their mother's arms as they were taken. israeli military striking multiple targets in southern gaza. body bags lining the sand. dozens reported killed over the last 24 hours, including at least four children. and iran tonight vowing a fierce response to any israeli retaliation. israeli and u.s. sources telling us at this point if israel decides to retaliate, it's unlikely to do so until after the passover holiday is over at the end of the month. >> david: thanks, matt. back in the u.s. tonight, authorities confirming they have found the bodies of two missing mothers. four suspects they say are at the center of this plot, including the grandmothers. >> reporter: in oklahoma today, the first court appearance for

four suspects accused of kidnapping and murdering two mothers who vanished on way to pick up children for a birthday peter. >> it's sad. >> those two ladies should still be here. >> reporter: investigators say the children's grandmother was at the forefront of a fight for custody. today, the victim's family lark out at those suspects in court. >> so much anger, fra how can you hate the mother of your grand children so much that you want to end her life? >> reporter: they were driving to pick up kids for that birthday party. kelly riding along to supervise a court ordered visitation. police finding their car abandoned, their bodies found two weeks later. >> this case did not end the way we had hoped. it has certainly been a tragedy for everybody involved.

>> reporter: tonight, veronica butler's family heart broken. >> everybody needs to know how great of a mom she was. there should have been no reason why she had to have that custody battle. >> reporter: reporters in that oklahoma courtroom say the father had to be held back he was so full of anger and rage as he watched those suspects get charged in his daughter's murder. >> david: thank you. we turn now to the race for the white house. president biden in his home state of pennsylvania again tonight, a state he'll need to win this november. biden aiming to draw the contrast between him and donald trump who has spent much of this week in court. here's mary bruce. >> reporter: tonight, fully aware that donald trump's attention is focused on his criminal trial in new york, president biden lasering in on battle ground pen. speaking to steelworkers, biden touting his work on the economy and taking swipes at his opponent. >> 492,000 new jobs so far in pennsylvania alone.

under my predecessor, who's busy right now, pennsylvania lost 275,000 jobs. i mean, let's look at the facts. on my watch, unemployment hasn't been this low for this long in 50 years. >> reporter: biden's leaning into his working class roots on a three-day swing through this must-win state. meeting construction workers in pittsburgh, visiting his childhood home in scranton, where he told voters he understands them in a way donald trump never will. >> donald trump looks at the world differently than you and me. he wakes up in the morning in mar-a-lago thinking about himself. >> reporter: he's well aware he is gaining ground. by our count, visiting the state more than 30 times since taking office.

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